Jennifer Love Artwork BLOG

Hello, art enthusiasts and nature lovers! 🌼 Have you ever closely observed a butterfly flitting between flowers? If you haven’t, you’re in for a treat! Today, I’m excited to share one of my watercolor paintings that captures the vibrant dance of a majestic monarch butterfly amidst a colorful floral landscape. The Inspiration Behind the Canvas Nature is a never-ending source of inspiration. While looking out my kitchen window to my Buddleia bushes, I spotted this lovely lady and had to rush out to grab a few pics on my phone camera. Wings spread wide, travelling from flower to flower as if it was showcasing a grand performance just for me, it's so hard to capture these beauties in flight, so I took some pics while she was resting on the flower.  The result? A vibrant watercolor that’s all about celebrating the joy of nature! Vibrancy in Every Stroke In this piece, splashes of bold pink flowers create a lively backdrop for our butterfly friend. Each stroke was a playful clash of hue...

Celebrate the start of Spring with new artwork for your home! All prints and art products are 15%  off through Thursday – use code SPRING23  at checkout. 🌱 Shop the Sale »   Thank you for supporting my work! ~Jennifer Love

Watercolor demonstration. Marigold

Today is International Women's Day! I am grateful for the women in my life who have influenced me in so many ways, including my mother, who taught me to be strong and independent, resilient, and to keep going. My grandmother, a child of the Great Depression, who taught me unconditional love, frugalness, how to snap green beans and shell peas. My sister, beautiful and creative. My friend - fierce and loyal. My aunt, who drove me to the NICU every day to sit with my son for the first three weeks when I couldn't drive after my c-section. Plus so many more friends, neighbors, teachers, and loved ones who have touched my life. I hope I can give back to the world a little bit of the love the wonderful women who surround me have shown me. FLASH Sale & Charity donation In honor of International Women's Day, I will be donating 10% of all my art sales made on March 8th to P.E.O. International (P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization where women CELEBRATE the advancement of women...

Watercolor demo for Crescent Senior Living in Sandy, UT 

So what do you do when inflation, grocery and gas prices are high? You run a sale, so at least something costs less! Announcing my “Inflation SUCKS” sale! Use code RELIEF25 at checkout for 25% off my art storewide. Ends 5/20. Prints, originals, cards, mugs, and more! I hope you find something perfect for you! Here’s the link: https://www.jenniferloveartwork.com/

Registration is open for my summer workshop "Woven Watercolor" with OSHER Lifelong Learning at the University of Utah. (For adults 50+).    Click here to register Maybe I'll see some of you in class this summer (online)! Woven Watercolor Workshop with Jennifer Love (2022) Thursdays, June 23, June 30, July 7 5:00pm-6:30pm (MDT) - This will be a live streaming class COURSE DESCRIPTION Discover a fun way to breathe new life into your watercolors! For beginners, intermediate, or advanced painters, woven watercolors are a way to add texture and dimension to your paintings. This course will teach you a few basic watercolor techniques such as wet-in-wet and dry brush, along with various ways to create texture on your paper. There will be a quick instructional on how to set up your paint palette and supplies for most efficient use. You will then learn to plan and execute a woven watercolor painting from concept to finished product. Send me an email if you have any questions abou...

  It is my great honor to be invited to participate as an artist in the 2022 Community Nursing Services Art & Soup celebration, which is being held in person again this year after two years of pandemic hiatus. This incredible fundraiser benefits the CNS Charitable Care Program which provides home health care and hospice to thousands of uninsured and underinsured, low-income individuals across the state of Utah.  Click here  to learn more. 35% of all art sales during this event are donated to the Charitable Care program. It has been (and continues to be) a challenging time in the world. This fundraiser is one way to help make a direct impact for good in my little corner of the world.  If you live in the Salt Lake area, I hope you'll come to Art & Soup. Mention that you received my email newsletter and I will extend a 20% discount to any purchase you make at my artist booth during this event.  March 16 - 17, 2022 11a - 2p (lunch session) 5p ...

Once upon a time, I used to take ballet lessons (for about 10 years).  I quit when I was 14 and realized that my body type (and my love of food and Dr. Pepper) wasn't conducive to being a ballerina. But, I still love watching performances, love the the dance and the beautiful and graceful lines of the dancers, who create art with their body movement. I stumbled across this video on YouTube and thought it was worth sharing.  :)  Hope you enjoy! Click the picture above or Click here to watch

Do you know how to ride a bike? Did you ever have to pick yourself up, dust off your bruised and bloodied knees and try again? I still have gravel in my knees from many a crash in my youth. But, it is also a badge of honor! Proof that the effort I made to learn and improve paid off! And, now that I have the skill, I will never forget, no matter how long it’s been since I got on a bike. Learning to ride a bike is a good metaphor for our art pursuits. Being an artist requires tenacity. It requires dusting ourselves off and trying again. It sometimes even requires my blood, sweat, and tears (literally)! But, over the years, I have learned not to take rejection too personally (although it still stings), and I have persevered - and this is something all artists must do!  In 2003, when I joined the Utah Watercolor Society (UWS), I was anxious to “get going” with my art. I had no idea how competitive the art world was! I made slides of all my best pieces of artwork. I set up a st...

Background image source: Death to Stock Photos Have you ever encountered a Troll? When we post artwork online, sometimes we get hurtful or controversial comments intended to start an argumentative dialogue. These people are "Trolls." Sometimes we even meet Trolls face-to-face! This happened to me when I posted a copy of my painting "Kokopelli Conga" on Google+.  "Kokopelli Conga" | Watercolor | Jennifer Love I very quickly received a comment from a Google+ user (not someone in my circles) saying that he didn't think he would consider my painting to be "Art" but maybe "art" and asking what did I think? Basically, he was telling me I'm not really an artist and my painting is not worthy to be called Art. Ouch. Well, after my initial reaction of hurt feelings from criticism without any constructive advice or suggestions, I realized what this user was about and what he ...

Do you have a dedicated workspace for your art? It doesn't matter if you are a full-time professional artist or a hobbyist, a dedicated studio will help! My studio has gone through several iterations in the past few years. I started with unpacking supplies and taking my paints to the kitchen so I would have space to work on a full-sized sheet of watercolor paper until my painting was done, then putting everything away again. I don't recommend this method. It might take you 20-30 minutes just to get all your art supplies out and set up before you can work. What if you only have 30 minutes to paint? Kitchen table "studio" Next, I moved my "studio" to the top of my dresser in my bedroom. But, as you can guess, it was soon overrun with clothing and miscellaneous items that seem to accumulate on our dresser tops. (ARGH!) Dresser top "studio" Then I tried an old table set up in our home...

Here is the video link for my presentation "Social Media for Artists" - April 11, 2017 at the Utah Watercolor Society Cache Valley Chapter meeting. Thanks to UWS-CVC for having me! It was great fun, and I got a loaf of YUM-MMMM lemon bread as a thank you. Sweet!! Click here to see the video on YouTube (or click on the video below to play it now). :) Thanks for stopping by my blog! Have a great day.

My new exhibition is nearing. "Wild in the West" at the Utah Arts Festival Gallery opens this Friday. I was selected for this group exhibition and have delivered 15 paintings for display.  I am excited for the opening reception on Friday night from 6p-9p during the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll. If you are in the Salt Lake City area, I hope you will join me. I would love to see you there!